DUI stats 03-30-09

Media Release

During the week of March 24, 2009, through March 30, 2009, Big Island police arrested 19 motorists for drunk driving. Two of the drivers were involved in a traffic crash. Three were under the age of 21.

So far this year, there have been 312 DUI arrests compared with 335 during the same period last year, a decrease of 6.9 percent. The numbers of arrests by district were:

DUI Arrests by District

District

Weekly Total

Year to Date

Hāmākua

0

2

North Hilo

0

0

South Hilo

9

83

Puna

2

38

Ka’u

0

15

Kona

8

135

South Kohala

0

30

North Kohala

0

9

Island Total

19

312

There have been 401 major accidents so far this year compared with 477 during the same period last year, a decrease of 15.9 percent.

So far this year, there were five traffic fatalities on the Big Island compared with ten during the same period last year, a decrease of 50 percent.